It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[Tb1981]

I think his point is that vast majority of our signings cost at least £40m and other clubs get good players for far less spending.

We just take the easy route and splash the cash on the hyped thing.

We can be smarter in the market, there is no doubt about that.

Explain how?

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Funny thing is that a 90 minute game suddenly questions our recruitment policy over a few years.

I don't know, I think the same people just bite their tongues until we lose.

Frugality isn't how we got where we are and it's not going to be how we get better.

 

[Mid Wales blue]

Given the frankly insane amount of money we’ve spent over the past few years, how the hell are we still in a situation where we’re probably going to have to spend another £200 million + this summer to improve?!

We don’t sell our best players!
We have let all our top players see out their contracts and the club is happy with this, as is 99% of supporters.

 

[blueparrot]

So after a long walk this afternoon my son and me have boiled it down to this, spoiler warning, nothing revolutionary follows here.

Aguero out Haaland or Kane in most likely Kane

Grealish seems a lot of smoke so assuming a fire either Jesus or Sterling out, probably depends on the players more than the club which one

Maybe Laporte leaves if so we bring in somebody we think can cover CDM when Fern leaves and also be 4th centre back Kamara? I know nothing about him except what I’ve read here.

Left back if Mendy goes maybe Mendes? again only what I’ve read here.

Think that’s the most we’ll want to do in order of necessity. But really Striker is the big one the rest less so.

Anyway happy summer to all ,looking forward to next season just to go to games again, and seeing games with fans. Confident whatever we do we’ll be challenging for tin pots again and watching great football.

 

[Delphinho]

For what it’s worth, Sane’s girlfriend is really missing their days at City. Says she doesn’t support Bayern and would like to be back at City. Sane hasn’t quite kicked on since joining Bayern, and they also play him on the right instead of the left side. Unlikely, but I would love to see him back. Pep could get the best out of him, and he’s a big game player

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

For what it’s worth, Sane’s girlfriend is really missing their days at City. Says she doesn’t support Bayern and would like to be back at City. Sane hasn’t quite kicked on since joining Bayern, and they also play him on the right instead of the left side. Unlikely, but I would love to see him back. Pep could get the best out of him, and he’s a big game player

I don’t think Pep can get the best out of him, his mentality isn’t right. Great potential, but after watching him for Bayern this season he looks a shadow of the player he was 2-3 years ago

 

[Cheeky Txiki]

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[Tugay One Cup]

Even if I convinced myself Sane would be much more tactically obedient second time around, I don't think Pep would ever have him back.

But I'm unashamedly fantasising about Phil and Leroy in full flow down the left.

 

[BucksBlue]

Given the frankly insane amount of money we’ve spent over the past few years, how the hell are we still in a situation where we’re probably going to have to spend another £200 million + this summer to improve?!

The goal scorer who won the CL 2021 cost the winning team £87M.
It’s the market we have to shop in to try and replace the world class striker that is Sergio Aquero.

 

[Luke The Blue]

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Seems like all the players who come here and then leave still genuinely love us. We clearly do something right behind the scenes. We are an amazing club.